LakesShangrila Resort
The heart-shaped lake that put Skardu on Pakistan's tourist map
- Distance
- 20 km from Skardu city
- Altitude
- 2,500 m / 8,200 ft
Tourist spots
Places to visit in Skardu
All 15 of the lakes, valleys, deserts and forts worth your time in Skardu and the wider Baltistan region — with altitudes, drive times and the season each one is best in.
Lakes
Lakes
LakesUpper Kachura Lake
Cold, clear and glacially deep — Skardu's most photogenic water
- Distance
- 22 km from Skardu city
- Altitude
- 2,500 m / 8,200 ft
LakesSheosar Lake
A blind lake of impossible blue on the roof of Deosai
- Distance
- ~90 km from Skardu across Deosai
- Altitude
- 4,142 m / 13,589 ft
LakesSatpara Lake
Skardu's water supply and the doorway to Deosai
- Distance
- 9 km from Skardu city
- Altitude
- 2,636 m / 8,650 ft
LakesBlind Lake
A hidden pool where the dunes meet the willows
- Distance
- 18 km from Skardu city
- Altitude
- 2,400 m / 7,875 ft
Valleys
ValleysBasho Valley
Pine forest, meadows and cold streams — Skardu's camping valley
- Distance
- 60 km from Skardu city
- Altitude
- 3,000 m / 9,840 ft at the meadows
ValleysHushe Valley
The last village before Masherbrum and the Charakusa glaciers
- Distance
- 160 km from Skardu city
- Altitude
- 3,050 m / 10,000 ft
ValleysThalle Valley
Terraced barley fields and a high pass few travellers see
- Distance
- 75 km from Skardu city
- Altitude
- 2,800 m / 9,190 ft
Deserts
Heritage
HeritageShigar Valley
A 400-year-old Balti palace and the gateway to K2
- Distance
- 32 km from Skardu city
- Altitude
- 2,300 m / 7,545 ft
HeritageKhaplu Valley
Baltistan's most complete royal palace, above the Shyok river
- Distance
- 103 km from Skardu city
- Altitude
- 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
HeritageSkardu Fort
The king of forts, watching the Indus from a rock above town
- Distance
- 2 km from Skardu bazaar
- Altitude
- 2,400 m / 7,875 ft
